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Arguably the most powerful unelected official in Los Angeles – Maria Elena Durazo – is stepping down as head of the L.A. County Federation of Labor and taking a job as vice president for immigration, civil rights and diversity at UNITE HERE, a union for hotel, restaurant and casino workers. ...

Two L.A. City Council members say local employers are ripping off local workers, essentially skimming money from their pay at alarming rates. Gilbert Cedillo and Paul Koretz proposed a law yesterday that would, if approved, "criminalize the practice of wage theft in the City of Los Angeles," says Cedillo's office...

The threat of a pharmacists' strike at Kaiser Permanente, which serves the health-care needs of 3.5 million Southern Californians, caused a run on drugs in L.A. that resulted in 45 minute waits at some facilities. See also: Prescription Drug Crisis in L.A? Lucky for you, however: it looks like this whole...

You were concerned about where to get your drugs, and we're not talking about that guy you text at midnight. We're talking about a threatened work stoppage that would have affected Kaiser's 3.5 million customers in Southern California. The Guild for Professional Pharmacists planned to walk of the job today,...

Hold on to your meds, people, because L.A. could be in for a prescription drug crisis. Pharmacists at Kaiser Permanente medical facilities in Southern California, which serve 3.5 million people, plan to go on strike starting at 7 a.m. Monday. Already there are 45-minute waits at some pharmacies, where patients...

Updated at the bottom with a response from Walmart. As you shop for the deepest discounts tomorrow, beware that you get what you pay for. That's the message from labor organizers, who have targeted Walmart stores for allegedly underpaying employees and then relying on food drives and public benefits for...